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Intersection reactions

Council approves budget Approval comes after chamber protests business tax rates ALEX COOPER

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weekends, when backed up traffic overflows onto the highway.

The plan presented eliminates the possibility of making a left hand turn from Victoria Road into the Shell station, and turning left from the McDonald’s/A&W loop onto Victoria Road. Kneeshaw said those movements, as well as people trying to cross Victoria Road from one side to the other, are the main causes of the congestion.

Revelstoke council approved its budget last Monday, despite protests from the Chamber of Commerce that it needed to shift the tax burden away from businesses.

Council held a 90-minute special budget meeting on Monday, Feb. 29, that started with a plea from the Chamber of Commerce to reduce the tax burden on business, and ended with a split council approving the financial plan as it was presented to the public at the end of January.

Council chambers was filled with business people eager to find out how they would vote.

The plan includes $21.7 million in spending, a two per cent tax increase on residential properties, and a one per cent tax increase on business properties.

Councillors Aaron Orlando, Gary Sulz and Linda Nixon voted in favour of the financial plan as presented, while coun. Connie Brothers and Mayor Mark McKee voted against it.

Couns. Scott Duke and Trevor English were both absent from the meeting.

There is a catch. The budget was back on the agenda for the March 8 meeting of council. Dawn Levesque, the city’s corporate administrator, explained that was because the text of the bylaw was supposed to be in front of council before they voted. It wasn’t on the

see Intersection, page 11

see Budget, page 4

City engineer Mike Thomas (rght) listens to feedback on the proposed changes to the Trans-Canada Highway intersection. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review

Big crowd at highway intersection open house ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com Feedback was mixed on a proposed revamp of Revelstoke’s Trans-Canada Highway intersection at an open house last Wednesday.

“There’s mixed reactions,” said David Kneeshaw, an engineering consultant with McElhanney, the consulting firm contracted to re-design the intersection. “Everyone who’s listened to how this should operate

has agreed it will be better. A lot of people have said it’s not as good as they would like.

“We still have to work with real world situations. There will still be lots of cars.”

Preliminary plans to re-design the intersection of Victoria Road and Mutas Road, where McDonald’s, A&W, Tim Horton’s and Shell are located, were presented to the public at the open house. The intersection has become increasingly congested in recent years, especially on busy summer

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Business Beat: Buying your first mountain bike

DAN NELSON, THE NEW OWNER OF FLOWT BIKES & SKIS, GIVES SOME ADVICE ON BUYING YOUR FIRST MOUNTAIN BIKE IMOGEN WHALE

Special to the Review At Flowt Bikes and Skis, a bike enthusiast can find what they're looking for.

"We just wanted to have a really welcoming feel, whether you're an experienced biker or you've never had a bike before and are just looking for something to cruise around town in,” says new owner Dan Nelson.

Nelson bought Flowt in June 2015 from the store's founder Brendan McIntosh. He has been in the bike business for more than 20 years, and has lived in a several communities across Canada, from Edmonton to Victoria, before moving to Revelstoke five years ago.

"It's an amazing place to ride," he enthuses. "I've been riding mountain bikes since 1992. Lots of places have good trails, but Revelstoke has varying terrain to offer and I've never seen a bike trail system grow so quickly. The Revelstoke bike community has more passion than anywhere I've seen.

It helps makes Revelstoke such a gem."

Nelson feels it's important to not be intimidated by the seasoned riders who live and play in Revelstoke. "You can learn to mountain bike at any time, any age," he says. As such, he has a few tips for those getting into mountain biking and looking to purchase their first bike.

First, Nelson emphasizes the importance of getting a bike that fits. "The most expensive bike in the world wont give you the best experience it it's too big or too small," he says.

Second, consider getting full suspension.

"There are some great hard tails out there and they are cheaper, but the advantage of a full suspension is that it makes the ride more fun,” he says. “It shortens the learning curve and if you have more fun while you're learning, you're more likely to stick with the sport.”

Third, think about buying something you can grow into. "I don't mean size," Nelson laughs. What he does mean is quality.

"While you don't have to break the bank getting something really high end, if you can afford to, get something that still has a decent level of performance,” he says.

Dan Nelson purchased Flowt from its original owner Brendan McIntosh last summer. ~ Photo by Imogen Whale “Then, as your skills develop over the next year or two, you don't have to upgrade your bike right away."

Another piece of advice: If you don't know whether you prefer cross country of downhill, consider purchasing an all mountain bike.

"Ten years ago, people had multiple bikes depending on what terrain you wanted to ride," Nelson says. "Now, the technology has blurred the distinction between different kinds of bikes. Now you can purchase a bike that can handle most terrain, some-

thing light enough to do cross country but sturdy enough to go down Boulder as well."

Last of all, don't stress about being able to afford all the bells and whistles. "You can buy a whole lot of accessories that can improve your ride but they aren't really necessary. What you really need is a bike, helmet, water carrier and a kit with a spare tube, pump and tool. And maybe a pair of bike shorts," Nelson says.

If you have children who are getting into biking, check out Flowt's buy-back program. When a child grows out of a bike

purchased at Flowt within one year, Flowt will buy the bike back at half of its original cost. Flowt also sells the used bikes which, Nelson points out, are often outgrown before they are out used and are in excellent condition.

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APC makes recommendations on Mackenzie Village ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com The Revelstoke Advisory Planning Commission expressed concern about the potential scope of vacation rentals in the Mackenzie Village development.

"What potentially we could have is a development that goes through over the 12 to 15 years that is all vacation rental," said commission member Bill MacFarlane. "So what we have there is a neighbourhood within Arrow Heights that is not residential based, but is essentially a transient population."

MacFarlane spoke at the meeting of the APC on the proposed 1,200 unit Arrow Heights development on Tuesday, Mar. 1.

The developers David & Shelley Evans expect one-third of the units to go to retirees looking to downsize, one-third to families, and the remainder to seasonal workers or second-home owners. The units would range in size from small 360-square-foot apartments to large single-family homes.

They would sell for as little as $99,000.

The proposed zoning allows for all units across the 35-acre property to be vacation rentals.

The city is holding a public hearing on the development at the community centre this Tuesday, Mar. 8, at 6 p.m. There will be a one hour open house where people will be able to view the plans and ask questions of the city and the developer, followed by the formal hearing at 7 p.m. As well, Dean Strachan, the city's manager of development services, said anyone with questions can contact him at city hall.

Third reading of the re-zoning bylaw is scheduled for immediately after the hearing. If approved, it would need to signed-off by the BC Ministry of Transportation before final adoption by council.

Vacation rentals were the main concern of the APC, who made six recommendations to council. MacFarlane hedged his concerns by saying that it wasn't likely all 1,200 units, would become vacation rentals, but that possibility scared him.

"This potentially has the ability to role out completely as a vacation rental, commercial residence in Arrow Heights that is in direct competition with other hotels in town, including the ski hill," he said.

MacFarlane's fears about vacation rentals were echoed by the other five members of

The Advisory Planning Commission discusses the Mackenzie Village proposal in council chambers on Tuesday, March 1. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review the APC. “I’d like to see more restrictions on vacation rentals in this development,” said Cara Armstrong.

Strachan told the APC that if vacation rentals were becoming an issue, council could always go back and amend the zoning to take away that use before all phases are finished.

“You wouldn’t get to phase 10 and buildout and then realize you have an issue," he said. “To get to 15 years and not realize would be a failure of planning.”

Nathan Weston asked that council look at ways to make vacation rentals contribute to tourism marketing, pointing that a high number of rentals would detract from hotel revenue.

There were other concerns expressed by the APC. MacFarlane said the development didn't fit with the policies for the Arrow Heights neighbourhood in the Official Community Plan. He pointed to the policy that calls for the city to "manage land use development patterns to encourage permanent residency that minimizes the potential negative impact of significant numbers of vacation homes and residential units."

The APC also wanted to make sure the

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city collected sufficient development cost charges (DCCs) to cover future infrastructure needs, such as upgrading the sewer treatment plant and the Illecillewaet bridge.

Other concerns surrounded who would be buying the units, and how the target markets were identified.

One positive that was noted is it would add a significant amount of new housing stock to town. "If this project can move forward and have some single family homes people can afford, it is a big win," said councillor Scott Duke, who chairs the city's planning committee and was at the APC meeting.

That comment was seconded by APC member Mike Watson. "One of the reasons I haven’t bought is because of the quality of the houses," he said. *** The APC's recommendations to council are as follows: "THAT Council consider the following concerns of the Advisory Planning Commission: — Concerned that the composition of the Nichol Road development may have a high percentage of vacation rentals, and the potential impact this may have on the com-

munity.

— Vacation rentals and the lack of financial contribution to the community (accommodation tax).

— Concerned about how the developer is defining “growth and population” in regards to transient and permanent residence, and how it effects the surrounding neighborhood.

— Concerned about how the target market was defined.

— Concerned that the developers proposal does not relate to the Arrow Heights neighborhood in regards to the OCP, Section “Secondary/Neighborhood Planning”, Sub-Section “Arrow Heights Neighborhood”, “Manage Land use development patterns to encourage permanent residency that minimizes the potential negative impact of significant numbers of vacation homes and residential”.

— Ensure that Development Cost Charges Bylaw is reviewed for this project and how the Bylaw relates to the long term impacts on City infrastructure."

See page six for developer David Evans' response to the APC.

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Chamber calls for 3.5:1 business to residential tax ratio

Judy Goodman, the executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, presents the organization's budget concerns to council. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review Budget, from page 1 table at last Monday’s meeting, so it will need to be voted on again. It is expected to pass again, though there is the possibility that a councillor changes their vote, or that couns. Duke or English vote against it, in which case, the budget would have to be debated again, and could have to go back out for public comment. Visit the Review online for a report on the vote.

CHAMBER PRESENTS CONCERNS The meeting began with a presentation

by Judy Goodman, the executive director of the Chamber of Commerce. It has been an ongoing concern from the business community that their taxes are too high and they pay an unfair share of the city’s taxes.

The Chamber made five recommendations about the budget process to council.

Goodman’s presentation focused on the taxation issue.

She advocated for council to shift the tax burden away from businesses and onto residences, saying it wasn’t fair for businesses, which represent about 20 per cent of assessed values, to be paying 50 per cent of the taxes.

She called for council to reduce the ratio of business taxes to residential taxes to 3.5:1 for 2016, and said the ratio should be reduced to 2:1 by 2020.

“We need to create fairness in the property tax system and its essential to retaining and attracting business to our community,” she said.

She said the high taxes prevent businesses from expanding, and people from purchasing existing businesses.

“Our community can’t sustain this imbalance,” she said. “When businesses are paying more in tax, they’re not going to be building new buildings.”

The chamber’s proposed the tax on residential properties go up by $29 per $100,000 in value, while the tax on businesses would go down by $66 per $100,000 in value. Industry would see even larger tax reductions. The burden would continue to shift towards residential properties until the 2:1 tax ratio is reached.

“Unfortunately, that’s where we need to move because you’re not going to create fairness and get rid of the disparity without making that move,” Goodman said.

Graham Inglis, the city’s director of finance, responded by showing that the ratio between business and residential taxes was largely a function of assessments, which have gone up significantly more for residences than businesses.

He said moving to a 3.5:1 ratio would require an eight per cent tax increase on residences, and a three per cent reduction on businesses, if spending levels are maintained.

How taxes are divvied up is up to council. “That’s the problem you have to struggle with, and I don’t envy you,” Inglis said.

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COUNCIL DEBATES FINANCIAL PLAN Coun. Brothers argued in favour of lowering taxes on businesses, saying it would help property values.

“Right now the burden is on the businesses, as I can see it,” she said. “We have to determine as a council how we rectify that.”

Coun. Sulz questioned shifting taxes onto residents. He noted that businesses can write-off property taxes as a business expense, whereas homeowners have to pay them on their after-tax income, which makes them a bigger burden.

“If residents have a limited pot of dollars to pay out in the community, will they be spending less dollars in the local businesses to support them?” he wondered.

Coun. Aaron Orlando said there was a need to pass a budget soon so city staff could get started on capital projects. He said council should aim to reduce the ratio to the provincial average (about 2.6:1) but shouldn’t fall into the trap of chasing it.

“I think it will take time for us to shift slowly and gradually,” he said.

Mayor McKee raised the issue of spending. “Are we comfortable on the amount of money we’re spending?” he said. “I don’t hear anyone talking about possible cuts.”

He asked for proposals on spending cuts.

“I’m looking for solutions instead of questions and problems, and quite frankly I don’t see a lot of solutions. If we’re not 100 per cent happy I don’t want us to be rushing through and approving a budget.”

McKee then asked for someone to put forward a motion. Nixon moved that the budget be given third reading as it stood, without any changes. She said council would have to sit at the table together and tackle the budget line-by-line for next year.

Nixon, Orlando and Sulz voted in favour of the budget, while McKee and Brothers voted against it.

“I’m comfortable we’ve done our due diligence,” said Sulz.

“I still think we can be doing more work on it,” said McKee.

CHAMBER CRITICAL OF BUDGET VOTE The Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce said it was disappointed with the city’s budget vote in a news release issued on Wednesday.

“Adopting a fair contribution system, reduced spending and attraction of new construction would contribute to a more productive economy where businesses can thrive and increase employment and service, bringing value to the community at large,” stated chamber president Randy Driediger.

The chamber noted the city ranks as one of the highest spending municipalities in the province, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses.

The chamber criticized council for not adjusting the tax rates on each class, and approving the budget without all councillors present.

Review up for 2 awards STAFF WRITER The Revelstoke Review has been nominated for two Ma Murray BC & Yukon Community Newspaper Awards.

The Review is up for a Newspaper Excellence award in it's circulation category.

Cartoonist Rob Buchanan has been nominated for his cartoon on

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It is the second year in a row the Review has been nominated for both awards. Last year, the Review took home bronze for Newspaper Excellence, while Buchanan finished second in the cartoonist category.

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Splash park open house well attended by families

through fundraising and grants. The city would to take on annual maintenance and water costs.

This is another reason Hathorn-Geary is supporting the flow throw option. "Since we are raising the capital for the project, using the flow through system means it's potentially achievable in three years,” she said. “Otherwise we're looking at more nine to ten years."

City council supports the project and will have final say on the splash park's location, and which water system is used.

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Special to the Review The City of Revelstoke held the first open house regarding building a splash park in town at the community centre last Monday.

The Feb. 29 meeting was well attended, mostly by local parents and families.

Founder and head of the splash park initiative, Amanda Hathorn-Geary, as well as Laurie Donato, the city's director of parks, recreation and culture, were on site to answer questions and explain the presentations.

Armed with red (no) and green (yes) stickers, and sent to information boards, people were encouraged to green light or red light various parks in Revelstoke that could potentially host the splash park.

Another board displaying various kinds of splash equipment was enthusiastically covered with green stickers by local children and parents.

"Currently the top contenders regarding location are Farwell Park and Queen Elizabeth Park," Donato says. Farwell Park, the location the splash park committee has been campaigning for due to the park's existing history of having a wading pool, and its location away from schools and many private residents, wasn't the clear front runner. This is in part due to location, as parents found Queen Elizabeth Park appealing due to its proximity to residential areas.

Despite Farwell park having once had a wading pool, Donato said the infrastructure is in in need of massive upgrading.

One parent asked Donato why the city couldn't just re-open the wading pool to save costs. Donato replied by saying that in addition to upgrades, a wading pool runs on a system similar to the indoor pool, requiring constant maintenance and chemical balancing.

Two design options were presented to council earlier this year: a flow-through system that would cost $378,000 to install, and $22,000 per year to operate; and a recycled-water system that would cost $615,000 to install, but only $8,000 to run.

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APPRECIATION DAY Children provide feedback on splash park features at an open house last week. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review Hathorn-Geary, who has campaigned for the splash park from its inception, worked with park designers out of Kelowna to price out possible designs and costs. She is pleased with the public feedback and the interest in using the flowthrough water system.

Hathorn-Geary has a BA in Outdoor Recreation Parks & Tourism and once worked at the Granville Island splash park in Vancouver. She believes the flowthrough design is best for Revelstoke.

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"It has much cheaper instalment costs,” she said. “It also requires much less maintenance. As someone who worked at a place that used both systems over time, having a system of water catching and recycling requires daily chemical balancing and a much higher cost of instalment.

Water savings are also mitigated quickly when you have to dump reserves due to a dirty diaper in the system."

The splash park committee hopes to raise the money for the initial costs

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ADMINISTRATION PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Please be advised that a Public Hearing will be held in Council Chambers located in Suite 102 – 103 Second Street East, Revelstoke, B.C. on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. for each of the following three Zoning Amendment Bylaws: Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2061 The purpose of the Bylaw is to add a High Density Residential Vacation Rental District (R4v) subzone to the existing High Density Residential District (R4) to permit vacation rental use for single family dwellings only. This will permit existing singleSUBMISSIONS family dwellings zoned High Density Residential District CALL FOR (R4) to apply to rezone to the subzone to allow for vacation rental use.

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Mackenzie Village developer responds to concerns

Editor, Re: APC makes recommendations on Mackenzie Village, page 3 I have always offered to be available to clarify questions or concerns of the public or the Advisory Planning Commission.

I have been open and honest about my plans for the property, and have attended past APC meetings. I am a member of the community and only want what’s best for Revelstoke. I have tried to be open, honest and approachable throughout this process. Despite my desire to be forthcoming and honest, I now find the need to clarify several inaccuracies through a series of letters to council and the Review.

First, with regard to the time-line, this is a realistic projection based on the development of 50,000 to 100,000 square feet of real-estate per year, subject to market demands. We are not proposing to build the entire project in one shot as this would make no sense from an economic or practical standpoint.

There is no basis for the assumption the entire project will become a transient population. This is pure speculation, unrealistic, and invokes a sense of fear where it isn’t warranted. As Mr. Strachan mentioned, the city will have the ability to manage this process.

The intent of the vacation rental zone isn’t to create an entire neighbourhood of vacation rental suites, but to offer flexibility for home buyers. The rationale behind allowing vacation rentals is to prevent the types of problems we’re seeing with the illegal vacation rentals. By allowing vacation rentals with the purchase of each unit, it means that: a) The vacation rentals will fall under the regulations set by the city (something not being done with illegal vacation rentals). This means vacation rentals would be pay taxes to the city. Additionally, units in Mackenzie Village would be required to contribute money to the Revelstoke Accommodation Association. b) It provides flexibility for the purchaser to be able to supplement their income or contribute to their mortgage. c) It sets an expectation for people

who are buying, so they know they’re buying into a vacation rental zone. The alternative is buying a house in another neighbourhood with the expectation it is single-family, and finding out there are vacation rentals nearby. d) It takes the strain off our neighbourhoods. Rather than buying a home elsewhere and having to re-zone to allow for vacation rentals, Mackenzie Village would be the main area for that, leaving more existing homes available for purchase by residents.

Lastly, on vacation rentals, it is in my best interest and the city’s best interest to manage the number and impact of vacation rentals, to ensure a diverse, active and attractive place to live for residents, seniors, and seasonal workers and second home-owners.

We have a lot of people who want to call Revelstoke home who cannot because of the lack of suitable housing. There seems to be a total misconception that I am going to be building homes for $99,000 and that is spreading fear amongst the local residents about the quality you can build for this price what that will do to their own property values.

Firstly, the price of $99,000 would be for an entry level apartment. This type of housing allows for a young person to get into Revelstoke’s housing market at a reasonable price. While many people may not want to live in a small apartment of 300–400 square feet, I think most people have at some point.

Secondly, the value of the surrounding neighbourhood is going to go up as a result of this rezoning, not down. It removes a large portion of single-family lots from the market and provides alternative housing styles and needs for our community that will grow the population. The alternative is another 100+ single family lots in an already saturated market that depresses prices of lots and existing homes.

Thirdly, I have provided a series of images that illustrate the style and quality of housing that I will be pursuing. These images show the use of local materials, detailing and form that is consistent with a

high level of design. It is not my intention to build vinyl boxes, but rather to build something desirable and attractive.

Any resort community needs a strong owner vacation rental market that works in conjunction with the other hotel offerings.

This is not competition, but complements this market place. Many people do not want to stay in hotels and will only come here if we have suitable vacation rentals. I am proposing a covenant be put in place so these rentals contribute to RAA. Finally, as the designated areas will be strata managed, there is a greater ability to have bylaws put in place by the strata to manage issues such as noise and parking that other areas cannot do. If there are issues the city can remove the vacation rental zoning on future phases.

Prior to beginning design, the OCP was reviewed. Mackenzie Village meets a vast majority of the OCP goals and policies. This includes innovative strategies that have yet to be implemented in any neighbourhood design in Revelstoke such as having natural stormwater treatment, biomass district energy, a neighbourhood commercial node that is walkable and is linked by walking and cycling paths, a range of unit sizes and many other sustainable design principles.

In regards to development cost charges, the financial report that was provided to the city shows not only will this development contribute significantly more in DCCs than a single-family development, but it also won’t cost the city money in the long run. With a higher density and almost $8 million in DCCs, and accounting for the cost of replacing and maintaining infrastructure, Mackenzie Village would provide $1.3 million annually. By comparison a typical single-family development would cost the city $15,000 per year. While there may be a strong desire to keep building single-family residential, the city cannot afford it. A mix of density and housing that is able to pay for itself is key to the city’s long-term financial sustainability.

David Evans Developer, Mackenzie Village

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Wednesday, March 9

BROWN BAG HISTORY Come learn about Revelstoke's history at this talk by Cathy English, the curator of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives. This week's topic is mining in the Illecillewaet district. At the museum at 12:15 p.m.

Thursday, March 10

CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NORTH COLUMBIA Greg Utzig of Kutenai Nature Investigations gives a talk on the potential long-term impacts of climate change on local ecosystems. At the community centre at 7 p.m. Suggested donation of $5-10.

CARLY DOW & MADELEINE ROGER Singer-songwriters, live at the Craft Bierhaus.

BASS COAST FEST: THE MUTINY TOUR The Bass Coast Festival presents Mat the Alien, b2b and The Librarian, live at the Traverse.

Friday, March 11

PUTTIN' ON THE FOIL Hillbilly rock n roll, live at the Rivercity Pub. HYPERDRIVE TOUR Featuring Perkolator, Metaphoracle and Gangstronauts. Live at the Traverse.

March 12–13

LIVE MUSIC AT RMR Jim Leguilloux plays

at the Rockford on Saturday & Sunday from 2–5 p.m.

Saturday, March 12

PIANO IN THE PLAZA A free outdoor concert featuring pianist Philip Chiu, winner of the prestigious Prix Goyer for Extreme Emerging Artist, and Soprano Suzanne Rigden. Hosted by Mica Heliskiing in Grizzly Plaza at 9 a.m.

Sunday, March 13

LIVE MUSIC AT RMR The Rev play at the Mackenzie Commons from 1–4 p.m.

SPRING SINGING RECITAL Students of local singing instructor Joanne Stacey perform live at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 2 p.m.

Wednesday, March 16

OPEN SESAME: THE STORY OF SEEDS A feature length documentary about a tiny part of the food chain with a big impact: seeds. Presented by the Local Food Initiative as part of the Incredible Edible Film Series. At the community centre at 6:30 p.m. $5 for members, $10 for nonmembers.

March 17–19

TEAM GLORIA'S 13TH ANNUAL WINTER BEACH PARTY Get ready to

jump into summer for this fundraiser neon-glow party, featuring a foam pit, prize giveaways and more. At the Traverse at 9 p.m. each night. $10.

Thursday, March 17

LIVE MUSIC AT RMR Maritime Kitchen Party play at a venue to be decided from 2–5 p.m.

REVELSTOKE SKATING CLUB SHOW The Revelstoke Skating Club presents its year-end show — Family Game Night.

Come watch local youth, from those who just learned how to skate to senior figure skaters. At the Forum at 5:30 p.m.

UNITED CHURCH TURKEY DINNER A fundraising dinner for Revelstoke for Refugees. From 6–8 p.m. $25.

BRIAN NEWHAM PRESENTS THE COLDEST JOURNEY In January of 2013 a six-man "Ice Team" set off from London, England, to attempt a first-ever winter crossing of Antarctica. This presentation

by Brian Newham tells the amazing tale and gives an insight into how and why they made this very bold and committing attempt. At the Revelstoke library at 7 p.m.

March 18–19

THE NEW GROOVEMENT Victoria-based soul/funk/hip hop/R&B big band. Live at the River City Pub at 10 p.m. each night.

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March 18–20

DIVA CUP WOMEN'S HOCKEY TOURNAMENT The Revelstoke Kodiaks host teams from around BC at the Revelstoke Forum. Come watch the action, enjoy the beer gardens, and come out for the Saturday night banquet at the curling club. For more information, visit revelstokewomenshockey. com.

March 18 to April 29

ART GALLERY EXHIBITION The Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre presents the member's show Twisted, and Boundaries

by Leora Gesser. The show opens Friday, Marc. 18, at 6 p.m. Visit the RVAS website for hours.

Friday, March 18

KINGA HEMING Live at the Revelstoke Jazz Club. In the Selkirk Room of the Regent Hotel at 7 p.m. Entry is by donation.

Saturday, March 19

S-GAMES VI Society Snow & Skate hosts Revelstoke's premier snowboard competition, featuring a slopestyle course and hip jump. You can take part in the action, or just watch from outside the Revelation Lodge at Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

LIVE MUSIC AT RMR Steve and Dan play at the Revelation Lodge from 1–4 p.m.

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Grizzlies awards ALEX COOPER

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Batke was recognized for sticking with the team from it's low-point three years ago when the Grizzlies finished last in the KIJHL.

The Revelstoke Grizzlies' award winners and the team's coaches. Back row, from left: Ryan Parent, Kyle Baron, Brady Mende, Jackson Fulton, Ullar Wiatzka, Kyle Berry, Kenny Batke, Michael Lenoury, Ryan Hozjan, Louie Federico, Rostislav Prihonsky and Don Watt. Front row, from left: Tommy Bodtker, Wyatt Gottschalk, Jeff Bochon and Darren Komonoski . ~ Photo by Mavis Cann, Revelstoke Review

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Revelstoke finishes third at BC Nordic championship MATT SMIDER

Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club Over the past two weekends, Revelstoke Nordic skiers have competed at two of the province's premiere title events: the BC Winter Games in Penticton and the BC Championships in Whistler.

From February 26–28, Miika Park, Kolibri Drobish, Simon Blackie and Erik Brosch represented the Thompson/Okanagan region at the BC Winter Games, competing amongst 67 of the province's top skiers born in 2001 and 2002.

Last weekend, from March 5-7, 20 Revelstoke Nordic athletes braved the coastal rains to challenge more than 400 skiers from across the province at the BC Championships in Whistler.

The multi-sport nature of the competitions makes the BC Winter Games a memorable event for young athletes. Racing aside, athletes confirmed that the opening and closing ceremonies, along with the post-race activities and interactions with competitors from other sports were event highlights.

Revelstoke results from the 2016 BC Winter Games in Penticton: Interval Start Classic 4th - Simon Blackie, 2001 Boys 6th - Kolibri Drobish, 2002 Girls 6th - Erik Brosch, 2001 Boys 8th - Miika Park, 2001 Girls Free Technique Sprints 6th - Simon Blackie, 2001 Boys 9th - Kolibri Drobish, 2002 Girls Mixed Technique Relays (as part of four separate Thompson/Okanagan relay teams) 1st - Simon Blackie

Ruby Serrouya powers her way to a win in the sprints at the BC Championships in Whistler last weekend. Serrouya won both her races and finished first overall in her age group. ~ Photo by Rob Buchanan, Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club 3rd - Erik Brosch 6th - Miika Park Last weekend, the BC Winter Games skiers joined the rest of their Revelstoke teammates at the BC Championships held at the 2010 Olympic venue in the Callaghan Valley near Whistler. The world-class trail network provides challenging and inspiring courses for all athletes. Competitors were treated to

three days of racing, with a sunny Saturday sandwiched in between coastal downpours on Friday and Sunday. Revelstoke Nordic skiers performed incredibly well, placing a bestever third overall out of all B.C. clubs at the championships.

Top Revelstoke results include: Free Technique Sprints 1st - Ruby Serrouya, Pee Wee Girls 2, 200m

1st - Elizabeth Elliott, Juvenile Girls 2, 1km 2nd - Emily Macleod, Midget Girls 1, 400m 2nd - Simon Blackie, Juvenile Boys 1, 1km 3rd - Maeve Macleod, Bantam Girls 1, 400m 3rd - Erik Brosch, Juvenile Boys 1, 1km 3rd - Alana Brittin, Juvenile Girls 2, 1km Interval Start Classic 1st - Ruby Serrouya, Pee Wee Girls 2, 1.5km 1st - Maeve Macleod, Bantam Girls 1, 2.5km 1st - Alana Brittin, Juvenile Girls 2, 7.5km 2nd - Erik Brosch, Juvenile Boys 1, 7.5km 2nd - Elizabeth Elliott, Juvenile Girls 2, 7.5km 3rd - Kolibri Drobish, Midget Girls 2, 5km 3rd - Beth Granstrom, Juvenile Girls 2, 7.5km Free Technique Relay 1st - Simon Blackie, Erik Brosch, Matt Smider, Open Men 3x5km 3rd - Kolibri Drobish, Jaclyn Elliott, Emily Macleod, Midget Girls 3x2.5km 3rd - Elizabeth Elliott, Alana Brittin and Beth Granstrom, Junior Women 3x3.75km On Saturday evening, a banquet presented aggregate awards for the BC Cup Series. Revelstoke was well represented: 1st - Ruby Serrouya, Pee Wee Girls 2 1st - Alana Brittin, Juvenile Girls 2 2nd - Maeve Macleod, Bantam Girls 1 2nd - Elizabeth Elliott, Juvenile Girls 2 3rd - Simon Blackie, Juvenile Boys 1 The BC Championships marked an end to the competitive season for our youngest skiers. Our seven Juvenile athletes will now taper their training as they lead into the Ski Nationals in Whitehorse, from March 1926.

What a drag!

A pair of snowbikers take off on the track for the Snowarama drag races on Sunday. The races were part of a big weekend of events for the Revelstoke Snowmobile Club, which started with the annual Vintage Ride on Saturday. Snowarama saw dozens of people rev up their snowmobiles as part of a fundraiser for the BC Lions Society Easter Seals camps. A full report on the weekend was not available as of press time. ~ Photo by Kayla McKay

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LETTERS

Strong need for Mt. Begbie gym

Editor, Just a short note on the Mt Begbie gym issue, and the City of Revelstoke turning down the offer from the Revelstoke School District. (City declines acquiring Mount Begbie Elementary gym, Mar. 2 issue of the Review)

How can the incredibly feeble comments by councillor Scott Duke, and by Dean Strachan, form the basis for this important decision? Your article includes input from Aaron Orlando as well, input that begs the question of exactly how much work he or any of the

others did on this issue.

In you article Orlando states that, “We don’t know what we’re getting into.” He further states that it is built in 1993 and we “don’t know what shape it’s in.”

Well excuse me, but the next paragraph points out the answer

to those questions/concerns, with a bit of beta from Mike Hooker, who provides insight into the condition of the building and the costs to run it.

Your article further states that Strachan says the recommendation to decline came from Laurie Donato of the parks department.

Donato says the committee dis-

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cussed the issue and there was “high level discussion because we didn't have a lot of information on the table at the time.”

How could you have “high level discussion," about anything when you have no information? A quick call to Mike Hooker would have answered most of Donato's concerns.

This, apparently, was too much effort for someone at her “high level!”

As to the “demand for use“ of the facility, I believe Donato once again did not do her home work. There is a strong need for this type of building, already built and with its mechanical systems in place. We could do much with this facility, from the boxing club to installing a climbing wall, to use by some of the many community groups here in town that are looking for space.

Sincerely, Pat Wells Revelstoke

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MORE INPUT NEEDED ON FARWELL HOTEL

Editor, Re: New hotel proposed for Farwell area, Feb. 24, 2016.

Firstly, let me question why the public input part of this process involves only written submissions. This is not sufficient for the issue at hand: the drastic and negative alteration of a neighbourhood to suit another development.

There is far too much going on developmentwise in this community to expect residents (taxpayers) to stay abreast of it all. To go forward without a public meeting is a farcical attempt to meet the requirements of process.

There are many negative impacts associated with this proposal — too many for the average citizen to just up and address with a letter to city hall. Simply looking at the impact as it relates to the redesign of the highway is a major undertaking around traffic flow and pattern.

Dean Strachan based his decision to support the non-acquisition of Mount Begbie gym at least partly on the fact that Fourth Street is “a busy roadway and it's only going to get busier.”

Well, the area he refers to is basically the south end continuation of Victoria Road, which, as we all

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Concerns about roundabout, Shell access at open house Intersection, from page 1 “What happens when those vehicles are doing that is it creates gridlock there,” he said. “The biggest safety concern is when people are jamming up the road, the backup can encroach on the highway. That’s where the high speed traffic is and that’s a real safety concern for (the Ministry of Transportation).”

Drivers coming off the Trans-Canada Highway who want to turn into Tim Horton’s will be expected to drive down Victoria Road to Wright Street, around a proposed roundabout, and back up Victoria, where they can turn right into Tim Horton’s.

Drivers who want to turn out left of McDonald’s and back to the highway will instead have to turn right, go around the roundabout, and then head back to the Trans-Canada.

Drivers coming from town will still be able to turn left to get into McDonald’s/A&W, and drivers going back to town will be able to to turn left out of the Shell/Tim Horton’s onto Victoria Road.

“By doing what we did, we can allow people from town to access any of these businesses and get back to town again without crossing the highway,” said Kneeshaw.

The other major change is that it’s no longer possible to loop around from Frontage Road, which connects Subway to Shell, and onto Bend Road and back to the intersection of the TransCanada and Highway 23 North. Kneeshaw said the issue with keeping the Frontage/Bend loop in place is that it forces drivers turning in and out of the Shell Station to cross that road.

“By getting rid of it, things work far smoother, but we do lose some things in the process,” he said. “We’re going back to look at some compromises there.”

About 100 people came out for the open house and several concerns were raised. Many people wondered how big tractor-trailers will navigate the roundabout, especially in the winter.

“It won’t work,” said Peter Bernacki. “Let’s treat them like they don’t know nothing, because it’s going to be trouble.”

He suggested keeping the intersection as is, hiring flaggers for the busiest days, and delaying any work until a “foolproof” design is created.

Mike Curran said they should close off access in and out of the Shell station from Victoria Road, and force people to get there via the Highway 23 North intersection.

“You have to be able to move the volume somewhere else and still have the ability to get the customers to the business they want to go to, in-

stead if making a giant congestion pile,” he said. “If people want to go to Tim Horton’s, they’re going to go Tim Horton’s.”

Conversely, Tanya Secord said the solution wasn’t fair to Shell and Tim Horton’s, since it blocks the left turn access for people coming from the highway.

“I don’t think it’s user friendly,” she said. “My big thing is it’s not a fair plan.”

Others questioned the need for a second roundabout at Laforme Boulevard and Fraser Drive.

Mike Thomas, the city’s director of engineering, said that Engineer David Kneeshaw (at right, in the blue shirt) answers questions at an open house on the prowasn’t in the plans posed Trans-Canada Highway intersection changes. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review for the short-term, but could be put in place in the future if more development takes place on the other side of the highway. “It’s something to manage that traffic demand in the future, but not in the short term,” he said.

A meeting was held earlier in the day with the consultants, city council and the affected business owners to get their input.

OPEN TUESDAY TO FRIDAY at 3:00pm The Review contacted the owners of McDonSATURDAY at 2:00pm ald’s and Tim Horton’s. The former said they were out of town until Wednesday night and hadn’t had enough time to consider the proposal.

MEAT DRAW EVERY SATURDAY The latter wrote they “don’t really have anything from 3:00 - 5:00pm to say,” in an e-mail responding to a request for an interview. We are awaiting feedback from A&W and have not contacted Shell, Super 8, or the owners of the new Petro Canada.

Kneeshaw said they would be taking the feedback and refining the design.

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Overdose deaths on the rise in region

OVERDOSE DEATHS IN SOUTHEAST B.C. HAVE CLIMBED FROM 20 IN 2008 TO 57 IN 2015, ACCORDING TO BC CORONERS SERVICE BARRY COULTER Black Press

An increase in overdose deaths is accompanying an increase in availability and type of illicit drugs in southeast B.C. According to Interior Health and ANKORS (Aids Network Outreach & Support Society) recent BC Coroner statistics show there has been a gradual increase in opioid related overdose deaths over the last 24 months across B.C., including communities within Interior Health. In addition, community agencies continue to receive reports about individuals experiencing fatal and non-fatal overdoses.

Dr. Trevor Corneil, Medical Health Officer for Interior Health said that with a general increase in the number of overdose deaths, related to illicit drugs, more than 80 per cent of them have an opioid involved or detected post mortem. The majority of overdose symptoms are being reported after using opioid drugs such as OxyContin and heroin.

“The availability of drugs on the illicit market has been increasing,” Dr. Corneil said in an interview with the Cranbrook Daily Townsman. “The number of options and types of drugs within that market have been increasing, and we don’t have a lot of control over that.”

Dr. Corneil said it is important to know there is not one particular group being affected.

“We have those people with significant mental health issues and significant addiction problems who are dying, but we also have recreational users. People don’t realize that there are recreational injection drug users. Those people are at risk as well.”

Every year, at least since 2008, has shown a gradual but steady increase in the number of overdose deaths.

“In Interior Health in 2008, there 20 overdose deaths related to illicit drugs, and in 2015 there were 60,” Dr. Corneil said. “So every year it was more than the year before — basically a straight line heading up.

“Into this year, we already have some pre-

liminary numbers from January — they’re preliminary because the data is fluid in the sense that coroners are constantly adjusting or changing decisions that are made around the final cause of death. But the preliminary number for January is 15 overdose deaths for the region. It’s a trend, unless the February total was nine. I wouldn’t call it a spike yet, until we have a couple more months of data.”

No specific statistics for Revelstoke were available.

‘A MARKET CLEARLY HAVING SOME SUCCESS’ Information coming forward shows there is not one specific “bad batch” of drugs. The majority of overdose symptoms are being reported after using opioid drugs such as OxyContin and heroin.

“What’s interesting is that we’re seeing it everywhere. Certainly the bigger cities are being impacted, but so are the smaller cities. Where this was really a ‘never occurrence’ in the Cranbrook/Trail area, we’ve see anywhere between one and three every year for the past three years, and that is likely to increase.”

There has been a lot of recent publicity concerning the painkiller fentanyl, which has become a problem in terms of substance abuse. But Dr. Corneil says Fentanyl is “only one piece of the puzzle.”

“We have seen an increase in fentanyl — fentanyl has flooded the market in the last five years. About a third of cases have fentanyl detected in the system post-mortem.

But two thirds of the cases are not fentanyl related. If you pulled out all those cases, you would still see increasing trends that speaks to access and a market (market for illicit drugs) clearly … having some success.

“Heroin is the same drug it always was.

The problem is that like fentanyl it’s an opiate, and opiates suppress the respiratory system in a very uncontrollable way. You have to be really knowledgeable as a user if you’re going to try and use it safely, or at least in a safer way. That’s why we speak a lot about education and knowledge awareness, testing, using smaller doses or hits before your usual amount so you know what you’re using.”

Interior Health has several harm reduction programs to help users, including a Take Home Naloxone program that trains participants to recognize and respond to

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‘SAFE INJECTION SITES IN OUR FUTURE’ The subject of safe injection sites, as exist in Vancouver, is likely to become a subject of discussion across the province, and perhaps a reality, Dr. Corneil said.

“There’s been a lot of questions about safe consumption sites, or safe injection sites as they’re also known,” he said.

“They’ve been shown to be very effective for a specific population — those who are heavy users or those who are brand new to using, particularly the injection route.

In British Columbia we know the Appeals Court in B.C., also the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that these are in fact health care sites and therefore can be exempted under Section 56 of the Controlled Substances And Drugs Act.” The federal government in fact has recently given approval for a second safe injection site in Vancouver.

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Fire erupts inside Columbia Gardens apartment unit ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com A fire alarm failed to go off inside a Revelstoke apartment building after a blaze broke out in one of the units last week.

Dozens of people were forced from their homes after a unit in Revelstoke's Columbia Garden apartment building caught fire late last Wednesday afternoon.

The fire started sometime around 5 p.m. on Mar. 2. Multiple fire trucks, police and ambulance rushed to the scene, while the residents of the apartment complex evacuated the building.

"When we arrived on scene, smoke was coming from the side of the building on the second floor," said fire chief Rob Girard.

An attack team was sent in to the building to fight the fire from the inside. Another team smashed the window to the apartment and attacked from the outside.

The fire was quickly extinguished, but firefighters were checking the building to see if it spread to the roof structure. They found the fire was contained to the one second floor apartment.

"It looks like it's just contained to that room at this point," said Girard.

Josh, who lives in the apartment with two roommates, said he was at a friend's place nearby when the fire started. He was told there was smoke coming from the building.

"I got out here and there was smoke pouring out of the right window," he said.

He said he went inside briefly to see if his roommates made it out. "The smoke was already halfway down the stairwell."

His two roommates made it out safely and unharmed.

Many people were milling about outside, waiting to find out if they could go back home. Girard said they would inspect the building first.

"Were going to need to make a determination now as to how habitable those units are and how far down we can go," he said, referring to the ones next to the apartment that caught fire.

Girard credited the quick response of the fire department with preventing the fire from spreading further throughout the building.

“This building has a lot of residents and I am very proud of our quick response time of four minutes," he said.

Twenty-two fire fighters and a full complement of vehicles responded to the fire.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

According to several residents, the fire alarms didn't go off inside one wing of the apartment complex and that some residents didn't know of the fire until firefighters knocked on their door.

One commenter on the Review website wrote her daughter slept through the whole ordeal.

Girard confirmed the alarms didn't go off and said it was a concern. He said they spoke to the building manager and they addressed the issue.

"All buildings do testing and all buildings can have problems with alarm systems," he said. "To the best of my knowledge, it's been repaired."

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Revelstoke firefighters attack a blaze at the Columbia Gardens apartment building last Wednesday, Mar. 1. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review

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A new study is underway to look at how to reduce food waste in Revelstoke.

Melissa Hemphill has been contracted by Community Connections to conduct a feasibility study for a food recovery program.

"The food recovery program is to get food that is not fit for sale but is fit for consumption to vulnerable citizens," she told the Review.

Community Connections received $4,300 from the Columbia Basin Trust to conduct the feasibility study. Their goal is to collect food that is close to or at its best-before date, or leftover food from a banquet, and get that to people in need through the food bank.

"It's part of an attempt to decrease food waste, because food waste is a huge issue in terms of environmental impact," she said.

Hemphill said food waste in landfills produces methane, which is a greenhouse gas, making this an environmental as well as social concern. "Environmentally food waste is a really big deal," she said.

According to a 2014 Solid Waste Management strategy produced by the City of Revelstoke, 32 per cent of all garbage that gets put out on the curb consists of food waste.

Hemphill started the feasibility study last month with a meeting of local stakeholders. She said she invited 75 businesses, though only nine showed up. "We had some key people there and some great conversations," she said. She has spoken to Cooper's about arranging pickup and deliveries of food that has reached its best-before date.

"Best before dates are not expiry dates, their freshness guidlines," she said.

Through the program, they're hoping to increase the quantity, quality and variety of food available to food bank clients.

Donors would be protected by the provincial Food Donor Encouragement Act, which states that someone who donates food isn't liable for injuries or death as long as the food is fit for human consumption.

Part of the study will be looking at ways for the food bank to collect and store the food.

Last week, Hemphill and Patti Larson, the manager of the food bank, went out collecting "rescued food" to see how much food the program might be dealing with. In three days, they collected more than 100 pounds of food worth about $500.

"Hopefully we can come up with some arrangements to get more food going to the food bank," said Hemphill.

Letters, from page 10 know, has an incredibly busy north/west end.

There needs to be a serious slowdown in development in this community until the residents can get a handle on how it all fits — not the Chamber of Commerce, not the Revelstoke Tourism group, not the Revelstoke Accommodation Association, nor any of the other groups of merchants and developers that seem to be doing all the pushing in Revelstoke.

Pat Wells Revelstoke